The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 644 Engineering College

"You don't have to worry about this, Lord Hou." A man in straw clothes appeared from behind the boat, holding a pole in his hand, walked up to Xuan Shijing and Jin Yang, and nodded slightly in salute.

"Mr. Shisan, you." Jin Yang was very surprised to see Li Shisan dressed like this.

Since when did Mr. Thirteen become a boatman?When I chartered a boat on the shore, the boatman was the boatman.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. The subordinates will do the punting of the boat. As for the boatman, when he returns to the shore, he will return the boat to him." Li Shisan said lightly.

Jin Yang nodded: "Then there will be Mr. Lao Shisan."

Li Shisan nodded slightly, then turned around and went behind the boat to steer the boat. In front of the boat, only Xuan Shijing and Jin Yang remained.

Li Shisan's attire, if you don't look carefully, you can't find any flaws. A straw hat and a straw coat completely cover his figure. After all, he is the royal guard. If you don't have many How could he be sent to protect Jinyang by His Majesty Li Er entrusted with a heavy responsibility?

Xuan Shijing moved the low tables and cushions in the boat to the deck, and sat opposite Jinyang while working overtime.

"Xuanwu Lake is really quiet today." Jin Yang looked around, but saw a few boats on the surface of Xuanwu Lake, talking about a few boats, but some boatmen were using Xuanwu Lake and the river to carry things. As for The literati who were playing on weekdays were nowhere to be seen: "Only in these three or two days will it be rare to be so quiet. After the Chunwei exam is over, this Xuanwu Lake will definitely be lively again."

"Yes, some people are happy and some are sad." Xuan Shijing laughed.

"That's right, by the way, Brother Jing, how have you discussed with your father about the coal mine?" Jin Yang remembered that Xuan Shijing said that he would discuss the coal mine with his father, but these days Xuan Shijing has been with her all the time, if she has the time to go to the palace to face the saint, it should just be handed over the booklet.

"I have said it, but this matter cannot be rushed. After all, there is only a coal mine now, and the role of this coal mine has not yet been revealed. It is impossible for the imperial court to develop it aggressively. The only way to use this coal mine is first. In order to get enough attention, I have already sent a letter to ask them to hire some local laborers to mine some coal mines, and some of them will be transported to the cement kiln on the Qinling Mountains, and the other part will be transported to Chang'an. First gather a group of workers to research new weapons." Regarding Jinyang, Xuan Shijing has nothing to hide. It was the little princess who first guessed whether to attack Goguryeo.

"Research on new weapons?" Jin Yang wondered: "Isn't this the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry? Why did it fall to Brother Jing again?"

Xuan Shijing smiled wryly and shook his head. If the Ministry of Industry knew how to use coal, how to quench iron, and how to use steel-clad technology, then Xuan Shijing really wouldn't have to worry about selling cabbage and white powder.

"Yes, right now, coal is not only useful for heating in winter, it is also very useful in forging iron, but no one in our Tang Dynasty has tried it. Maybe someone will find a higher forging iron technology, but Limited by the burning temperature and burning time of charcoal, it can't perform well, but with coal, it's different, you saw it in the backyard of Xuanwu Building that day, that coal is very resistant to burning." Xuan Shijing He explained: "Not only that, but I also proposed to His Majesty to build an engineering college exclusively for craftsmen in Chang'an City."

"Building a school?! Is it for craftsmen?" Jin Yang was even more surprised when he heard that Xuan Shijing wanted to build an engineering college. Building a school to educate the world is a matter of great merit, but if a school is built for craftsmen She, it will definitely damage Xuan Shijing's reputation and status. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and grades are extremely strict. Why do such thankless things?
"Brother Jing, you"

Before Jin Yang expressed his doubts, he was interrupted by Xuan Shijing's words.

"Sir, don't you also think that my construction of the Engineering College in Chang'an City is doing more harm than good?" Xuan Shijing looked at Jinyang and smiled.

"Isn't it?" Jin Yang asked back.

Xuan Shijing smiled and shook his head: "I'm not stupid, but even if this matter is really thankless as others say, I will do it."

"Why?" Hearing what Xuan Shijing said, Jin Yang asked impatiently.

"It's hard to explain this clearly. Maybe it's a kind of sentimentality, or it's a kind of rare nobility." Xuan Shijing smiled, maybe it's because the trace of nationalism is still strong and straight in her chest, wanting to Add another thick and colorful touch to this prosperous Tang Dynasty.
"Feelings?" Jin Yang fell into deep thinking. Maybe he really didn't think carefully about how important craftsmen were to the Tang Dynasty before. Without craftsmen, there would be a majestic and magnificent palace, and without craftsmen, there would be no such things in the fields. There are no craftsmen for the tools used in farming, and how can there be armor worn by soldiers and sharp weapons in their hands?
Although it is a good thing, will the people in the court agree with what Brother Jing has done?If you want to do such an earth-shattering event in Chang'an, it is impossible for the court to calm down.

Moreover, if we talk about the construction of the engineering college, the manpower and material resources consumed are not a small amount. What will happen after the construction is completed?Recruiting craftsmen, the monthly expenses are enough to drag down the entire Dongshanhou Mansion
"What are you worried about?" Xuan Shijing and Jian Jinyang, who was sitting across from him, asked with a worried expression, smiling.

He is the one who is going to do this now, he hasn't worried about anything yet, so why is he thinking about it first.

"I'm thinking that if Brother Jing really wants to build an engineering college, the manpower and material resources that will be spent, as well as the continuous investment in the future, will not be a small amount. To a large extent, it will hold back the Hou Mansion," Jin Yang said.

Jinyang's worries are not unreasonable. Even if the Institute of Engineering is completed and the craftsmen have researched new things, but according to the reward system of the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court, it is just a matter of a few pennies. This amount of money is not enough to fit between the teeth.

"It's not enough to delay the Hou's mansion. Maybe this engineering college will be built in the future, and it will be a good place to generate money for the Tang treasury." Xuan Shijing laughed.

"What? Make money?"

(End of this chapter)